G1 Solar Storm 20th-21st January 2016

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G1 Solar Storm 20th-21st January 2016

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Not a huge event by any means, but still enough to twitch magnetometers around the globe, including my own modest one buried in my back garden here in the north-west of England.

Officially this was a G1 storm, which is the lowest NOAA classification for geomagnetic events http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation. Nevertheless, for those lucky enough to be within range, the event sparked beautiful bright aurora.

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Image20160120_G1 by Stuart Green, on Flickr

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Re: G1 Solar Storm 20th-21st January 2016

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I saw some nice pictures of the aurora that resulted taken from Anglesey, so it certainly had an impact. Good capture of it Stu!


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Re: G1 Solar Storm 20th-21st January 2016

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Nice record Stuart :seesaw


Pleasantly surprised to see a nice 'kick' on my magnetometer screen yesterday afternoon after a very quiet few days :P


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Thanks Stu


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Re: G1 Solar Storm 20th-21st January 2016

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Spectacular :bow :bow :hamster: I got some alerts but it seemed to be fading before late evening when I could have had a look.

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Re: G1 Solar Storm 20th-21st January 2016

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Many thanks, everyone.

Stu.


H-alpha, WL and Ca II K imaging kit for various image scales.
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
More images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarcarbon60/
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